The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-14
GOVERNMENTAL
What is Going on in the State De-
Departments.
An Epitome of What Was
Learned at the Capitol
From Thursdays Daily.l

$4,000.
The following collectors have settled in
the last two days: R. s. Gully, of Bell; D.
J. Rowe, of Comanche; L. H. Singleterry,
of Cherokee, and A. H. Traylor, of Mont
gomery.
The comptroller's deposits yesterday
amounted to $4,000.
There have been ninety applications for
lease of lands since the new law went into
effect. Some of the propositions cover as
high as 200 sections, and the whole amount
asked for aggregates 100000 acres. A
good deal of IT is, however, for the releas-
ing of lands now held.
From Fridays Daily.l
Chartered yesterday: The Marble Falls
Alliance university. The Ellis County Fair
association, of Waxahachie; Clarke g.
Courts, of Galveston, capital stock $780,
600; incorporators, Robert Clarke, George
M. Courts and Robert w. Shaw. The Fort
Worth Building association, capital stock
$250000; incorporates, j. L. Cooper, p.
NJ. Wiling, X. M. VanZandt, Zane Cetti,
WIS. Malone, j. j. Massie, G. W. Hollsngs-
worth, John F. Swayne and w. G. Newby
The governor yesterday made the fol
lowing appointments: AS commissioners
E. Labatt, of San Antonio; @. NJ. Oliver
of Pilot Point, Denton county, and H. @.
Cleaver, of Lone Star, Cherokee county.
To locate the reformatory-Wm Bran
lette, of Austin; B. W. Brown, of Long
view, and j. @. Gather, of Chiffon, Falls
county.
The comptroller is sending out the new
liquor Dealers bonds. The following is
the form of the bond:
The STATE OF TEXAS, |
county of...........(
desire to engage in the sale Of spurious, vnoas
and malt liquors, or medicated bttere, capable of
producing intoxicaon, in quantities less than one
quart, in the county ot............,
Therefore, Know all Men by these Presents,
Ihat we principal,
and as sureties,
are held and firmly bound unto the state of Texas
in the sum of five thousand dollars, for the pay
ment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs and
representatives, intly and severally:
Conditioned, That the said. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
shall keep open, quiet and orderly house, or
place for the sale of spurious, vinous or malt
liquors, or medcated bitters, capable of produc.
ing intoxication, and that. will not sell
or permit to be sold in............h house place
of business, nor give, nor permit to be given, any
spirituous, vinous malt liquors, or medicated
bitters, capable of producing intoxication,
TO any person under the age of twenty-one
years, to student of any institution of learning
or to any habitual drunkard to any person after
having been notified in writing, through the sheriff
or other peace officer by the wife, mother, daughter
or sister of the person. not to sell to such person
and that. will not permit any person under
the age of twenty-one years to enter and remain in
such house or place OF business; and that; 49,,
to be played, dealt or exhibited in or about such
house or place of business; and that. .........
will not keep permit TO be kept for prof, amuse
ment or other purposes in or about
place of business, any nine or ten pin alley, pool
table, bagatele, pigeon-hole or jenny-lind table,
nor any other kind of table or device used for
games of chance; and that. will not rent
or let any part of the house or place in which
.....,.... ha.. Undertaken to sell spirituoue,
vlnous or mat liquors, or medical bitters capable
quart to any person persons, for the purpose OF
running or conducting any game or games pro-
; hbited by the laws of this state; and that
will not adulterate in any manner by mixing any
drug with any intoxicating liquor of any kind; and
that ...........w will not knowingly sell or give
away any impure or adulterated liquor of any kind
then this obligation shall be null aud void, other
wise to remain in full force and effect:
Witness our hands, this day of. .........
A. d. 49,.
He sent some of them to certain
county few days ago, and in due course
of time received them back with letter
saying: "We have no wholesale or retail
:. liquor dealers in this county. We touch
not taste not handle not the vile stuff, but
we are going to vote anti all the same"
That must be local option county with
case of tired of the option we'll developed.
Collections were light at the treasury
yesterday.
A number of tax collectors have their
accounts in process of settlement In the
comptroller's office.
Henry Peters, a constable of Montague
county, convicted of manslaughter, was
pardoned yesterday by the governor. The
Judge, prosecuting attorney and citizens
4, petitioned for the pardon on the ground
that Peters killed his man, as he believed
in the discharge of his duty as an officer
The governor has offered reward OF
$500 for the apprehension of each of the
participants IN the stage robbery, near Rio
Grande City, a few days ago. The facts,
as communicated to the governor, make
the case very ugly one.
n Moior Storrs, of Rockwell, has been
appointed state land agent in the eastern
part Of the Panhandle. Major Storrs
will imme diately survey the counties OF
Wheeler, Childress and Collingsworth.
Mr.. Randolph Laurence, secretary OF
the late land boord, has been retained IN
the land Office by Commissioner Hail. to
take charge of the land lease business
Mr.. Hall could not have made better
selection than this one.
~ From Saturdays Daily.]
The superintendent of public instruc-
ton Yesterday made the following ruling,
which is important, inasmuch as the read
ers in question are used in some OF the
public free schools of the state The
ruling is as follows:
"The Catholic National series of read
ers, edited by Right Reverend Richard
Gilmour, d. D., bishop of Cleveland are
=. sectarian in character, and make the
schools in which they are used sectarlan'
Schools which use these readers hereafter
cannot receive any part of the pubic
free school fund under the constitution
and school laws of Texas"
The following charter was filed yester-
day: The Woman's Exchange, of San
Antonio. Incorporators: Mrs. h. b.
Chandler, A. j. Dignowitty, Imogene T.
Hambleton, Bette S. Worthlngton,
Miss NJ. A. Lambe, Mrs. N. L.
Edmonds, E. A. Hahn, L. f. Driscoll, d
NJ. Britain, A. w. Buckner and. L. n
Herff.
Prof. o. H. Cooper, superintendent OF
public instruction, is booked to read an
address before the National Teachers as
ISOLATION next Thursday, on the subject
H. oNy1re